-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Teleka Patrick had much to look forward to . The new doctor was months into her Michigan hospital residency , and she had plans to visit her parents in Florida for Christmas .

Then she failed to show for work this month , and her car was found abandoned in a ditch off a highway in neighboring Indiana . She was gone , along with her purse and keys , police say .

Patrick 's disappearance is a mystery to police , who 've scoured the area to no avail , and to relatives .

'' -LRB- Missing work -RRB- is out of character where she is concerned , '' her father , Matthias Patrick , told HLN 's Nancy Grace on Wednesday . `` She is always deliberate about what she 's doing . ''

Patrick , 33 , moved to Kalamazoo just six months ago from California , where she earned a medical degree and another doctorate , her family told CNN affiliate WXMI .

She was last seen in the parking lot of the hospital where she worked , Kalamazoo 's Borgess Medical Center , on the evening of December 5 , authorities say .

Later that night , an Indiana State Police trooper found her car abandoned off Interstate 94 in Porter , Indiana -- about a 100-mile drive southwest of Kalamazoo .

She was supposed to be at work at 7 a.m. the next day , but she was reported missing after she did n't arrive , her family said .

Investigators have no information pointing to foul play , but also have no conclusive evidence that she left voluntarily , Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas told HLN this week .

Police : Dogs tracked scent from car back to highway

Patrick 's car ended up in a ditch about 30 to 40 feet off I-94 , but did n't crash , Indiana State Police Sgt. Rick Strong told CNN on Thursday .

Investigators used dogs to track the driver .

'' -LRB- The dogs -RRB- indicated that whoever was in that vehicle ... tracked back to that roadway '' roughly 30 feet from the car , Strong said .

The dogs sensed no trace after that .

`` We have scoured , searched , and looked at everything we could possibly look at -- all the exits , all the businesses , all the hotels , '' Strong said . `` We posted fliers , we talked to neighbors -LRB- who live near the highway -RRB- . We did a full-blown on-the-ground search in the wooded area north of where the car was . ''

`` We looked everywhere '' but have so far come up empty , he said .

Patrick 's disappearance shocked not only her friends and family , but also CNN 's audience . People flocked to CNN iReport asking that CNN cover the story . The iReport had more than 65,000 views Thursday , as well as more than 400 comments asking for help in finding the missing woman .

Patrick 's parents told WXMI that she had just bought a plane ticket so that she could visit them in Florida at the end of the month .

`` We were shocked . Disbelief , '' her mother , Irene Patrick , told WXMI .

Patrick was working at Kalamazoo 's two teaching hospitals , the Western University Michigan School of Medicine said .

`` This young doctor is new to our community and part of our family of medical professionals , and we 're all hoping and praying for her safe return , '' school spokeswoman Laura Eller said . `` We continue to work with authorities in their efforts to locate Dr. Patrick . ''

CNN 's John Branch contributed to this report .

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Dr. Teleka Patrick reported missing after not arriving at work

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Police : Car found abandoned the night before off I-94 in neighboring Indiana

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`` We looked everywhere '' but have so far come up empty , police say